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Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2013

1. Parent's Education, School-Age Children, and Household Location in American Cities
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
   See also Journal Article Parents' education, school-age children and household location in American cities, Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell (2015) (2015)

1998

2. Can the benefits principle be applied to state-local taxation of business?
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (1)

1997

3. Assessing the Midwest economy: looking back for the future: report of findings
   Assessing the Midwest Economy, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (1)

1996

4. A benefits principle approach to state-local business taxation: policies for Midwestern growth and development
   Assessing the Midwest Economy, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

1995

5. Community development-fiscal interactions: a review of the literature
   Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (1)
6. Community development-fiscal interactions: theory and evidence from the Chicago area
   Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

1993

7. Cost effective control of urban smog
   Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (3)
8. Industry approaches to environmental policy in the Great Lakes region
   Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

1992

9. Job flight and the airline industry: the economic impact of airports on Chicago and other metro areas
   Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
10. Trends and prospects for rural manufacturing
    Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Trends and prospects for rural manufacturing, Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1993) View citations (5) (1993)

1991

11. Calibrating manufacturing decline in the midwest: value added, Gross State Product, and all points between
    Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

1989

12. Determining manufacturing output for states and regions
    Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
13. Manufacturing's changeover to services in the Great Lakes economy
    Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (2)
14. Metro area growth from 1976 to 1985: theory and evidence
    Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (2)
15. Regional energy costs and business siting decisions: an Illinois perspective
    Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
16. Regional specialization and technology in manufacturing
    Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (1)
17. Unemployment insurance: a state economic development perspective
    Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
18. Why has Illinois manufacturing fallen behind the region?
    Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

1987

19. Industrial R&D - an analysis of the Chicago area
    Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
20. Measuring regional high tech activity with occupational data
    Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2016

1. Household Location and Economic Development in the Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area
   Economic Development Quarterly, 2016, 30, (3), 232-238

2015

2. Parents' education, school-age children and household location in American cities
   Papers in Regional Science, 2015, 94, (3), 573-595
   See also Working Paper Parent's Education, School-Age Children, and Household Location in American Cities, ERSA conference papers (2013) (2013)

2013

3. Economic impacts of changes in energy production
   Chicago Fed Letter, 2013, (Sep)
4. Education and the location of work: a continued economic role for central cities?
   The Annals of Regional Science, 2013, 50, (2), 577-590 View citations (2)

2011

5. Why are manufacturers struggling to hire high-skilled workers?
   Chicago Fed Letter, 2011, (July) View citations (1)

2010

6. Educational attainment and household location: the case of Chicago's lakefront
   Economic Perspectives, 2010, 34, (Q IV), 116-129 View citations (3)

2009

7. Education and Household Location in Chicago
   Growth and Change, 2009, 40, (1), 116-139 View citations (4)

2008

8. Cost-effective carbon restrictions - a conference summary
   Chicago Fed Letter, 2008, (Mar)
9. The value chain case for health care reform - a conference summary
   Chicago Fed Letter, 2008, (Mar)

2007

10. Is There a Role for Gross Receipts Taxation?*
    National Tax Journal, 2007, 60, (4), 821-40 View citations (9)
11. New developments in state business taxation: a conference summary
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2007, (Jul)

2006

12. Headquarters Research and Implications for Local Development
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2006, 20, (2), 111-116 View citations (4)

2005

13. Challenges and prospects for Midwest manufacturing
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2005, (Mar) View citations (1)
    Also in Chicago Fed Letter, 2005, (Mar) (2005) View citations (1)
14. Challenges and prospects for Midwest manufacturing: report on the 2003–04 Chicago Fed Manufacturing Project
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2005, (Feb)
15. High-technology in the Midwest—biotech and beyond
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2005, (Nov)
16. The changing relationship between headquarters and cities
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2005, (Mar)

2004

17. Is manufacturing at a crossroads?
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2004, (Jul)

2003

18. Estimating U.S. metropolitan area export and import competition
    Economic Perspectives, 2003, 27, (Q IV), 13-27 View citations (3)
19. Is midwest manufacturing at a crossroads?
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2003, (Dec)
20. Midwest manufacturing and trade with China
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2003, (Nov) View citations (2)

2002

21. Linkages across the border--the Great Lakes economy
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2002, (Jul) View citations (2)
22. Location trends of large company headquarters during the 1990s
    Economic Perspectives, 2002, 26, (Q II), 12-26 View citations (21)
23. Remittances and the unbanked
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2002, (Mar) View citations (1)
24. The Great Lakes border economy
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2002, (Jul) View citations (5)

2001

25. Are central cities coming back? the case of Chicago
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2001, (Dec)
26. Are the large central cities of the Midwest reviving?
    Economic Perspectives, 2001, 25, (Q II), 2-14
27. Chicago's global connections and challenges
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2001, (Jun)
28. Headquarters wanted: principals only need apply
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2001, (Jul) View citations (1)
29. Higher energy prices in the Midwest
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2001, (Aug)

2000

30. Emerging urban markets in the Midwest
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2000, (Jul)
31. Midwest prospects and the new economy
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2000, (Oct)
32. Reform for Midwest urban schools--conference summary
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2000, (May)
33. The Benefit Principle as a Preferred Approach to Taxing Business in the Midwest
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2000, 14, (2), 154-164 View citations (3)
34. The binational Great Lakes economy
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2000, (May)

1999

35. Resources, outcomes, and funding of public schools
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1999, (Sep)
36. School choice and competition
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1999, (Jul) View citations (2)
37. Slow work force growth: a challenge for the Midwest?
    Economic Perspectives, 1999, 23, (Q II), 31-46

1998

38. Changing fiscal policy in the Seventh District
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1998, (Apr)

1997

39. Assessing the Midwest economy: looking back for the future--a summary
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1997, (Jun) View citations (3)
40. Reversal of fortune: understanding the Midwest recovery
    Economic Perspectives, 1997, 21, (Jul), 2-17

1996

41. State-local business taxation and the benefits principle
    Economic Perspectives, 1996, 20, (Jan), 2-19 View citations (20)
42. Work force issues
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1996, (Oct)

1995

43. Brownfield redevelopment and urban economies
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1995, (May)
44. Chicago's financial industries
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1995, (Nov), 1-3
45. Does business development raise taxes?
    Economic Perspectives, 1995, 19, (Mar), 22-32 View citations (3)
46. Midwest approaches to school reform
    Economic Perspectives, 1995, 19, (Jan), 2-19 View citations (4)

1994

47. Metropolitan areas spread out
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1994, (Jul) View citations (1)
48. School reform and tax reform: a successful marriage?
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1994, (May)

1993

49. Assessing the Midwest flood
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1993, (Dec) View citations (1)
50. Cost effective control of urban smog. A report of a conference held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, June 7-8, 1993
    Economic Perspectives, 1993, 17, (Nov), 22-24
51. Shaping the Great Lakes economy: a conference summary
    Economic Perspectives, 1993, 17, (Jul), 22-27 View citations (1)
52. Trends and prospects for rural manufacturing
    Economic Perspectives, 1993, 17, (Mar), 27-36 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Trends and prospects for rural manufacturing, Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues (1992) View citations (6) (1992)
53. Two paths to prosperity
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1993, (Jan)
54. Urban ozone regulations
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1993, (Jul)

1992

55. A market based approach to cleaner air
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1992, (May)
56. Alternative approaches to meeting economic and environmental challenges
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1992, (Nov)
57. Caution: state and local governments brake for recessions
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1992, (Mar)
58. Producer services: trends and prospects for the Seventh District
    Economic Perspectives, 1992, 16, (May), 19-28 View citations (3)
59. State and local governments' reaction to recession
    Economic Perspectives, 1992, 16, (Mar), 19-27 View citations (2)

1991

60. Preview of the Great Lakes economy looking north and south
    Economic Perspectives, 1991, 15, (May), 11-16
61. Service Establishments of Manufacturing Companies: Their Role in Understanding Regional Manufacturing Output
    Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 1991, 21, (01), 15
62. The going gets tough: state and local governments confront the nineties
    Economic Perspectives, 1991, 15, (May), 17-28
63. Unemployment insurance: countercyclical or counterproductive?
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1991, (Jul) View citations (1)

1990

64. The Midwest looks to R&D for a payoff
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1990, (Jun)
65. Two good neighbors lower their fences
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1990, (Sep)

1989

66. Telling fortunes: manufacturing and the Great Lakes region
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1989, (Sep)
67. The geography of value added
    Economic Perspectives, 1989, 13, (Sep), 2-12 View citations (2)
68. Unemployment insurance and regional economic development
    Economic Perspectives, 1989, 13, (Mar), 2-15 View citations (1)

1988

69. Bidding for business
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1988, (Dec) View citations (2)
70. Can Industrial R&D Survive the Decline of Production Activity: A Case Study of the Chicago Area
    Economic Development Quarterly, 1988, 2, (4), 326-338
71. Fishing for work: the Midwest looks at possible job lures
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1988, (Jul)

1987

72. Robots: ours are smarter; theirs sell better
    Chicago Fed Letter, 1987, (Nov)
73. Technology and manufacturing in the seventh district
    Economic Perspectives, 1987, 11, (Sep), 8-14

1986

74. Update: public utility taxation in Illinois
    Economic Perspectives, 1986, 10, (Jan), 11-16

1985

75. Public utility taxation in Illinois
    Economic Perspectives, 1985, 9, (Jul), 3-16

1984

76. State taxation of energy production: Regional and national issues
    Economic Perspectives, 1984, 8, (Sep), 3-12

1983

77. Natural gas policy and the Midwest
    Economic Perspectives, 1983, 7, (Sep), 3-13

Chapters

2002

1. Using the REAL Models to Understand Midwest Restructuring
   Springer View citations (1)

1998

2. Fiscal impacts of business development in the Chicago suburbs
   Chapter 10 in local government tax and land use policies in the united states, 1998, pp 201-217